war in iraq. the white house take on this is simple. president obama promised to end u.s. troop involvement in iraq and today fulfilled that promise. in one sense, it s absolutely true. here s what he said when he launched his campaign nearly four years ago. america, it is time to start bringing our troops home. it s time it s time to admit that no amount of american lives can resolve the political disagreement that lies at the heart of someone else s civil war. now here s the president last year. consistent with our agreement with the iraqi government, all u.s. troops will leave by the end of next year. and here s mr. obama today. the last american soldier will cross the border out of iraq with their heads held high, proud of their success and knowing that the american people stand united in our support for our troops. sounds relatively simple, but keeping them honest, it leaves out a key fact, one that president obama made no mention of today. almost right up
minutes before someone called for help. the little girl named yuyu had been cared for since she was injured a week ago but died friday morning. spain s welcoming an announcement by the basqe separatest group eta says it will day lawn arms. more than 800 have died in their decades long fight for an independent state. those are the headlines. i m zain verjee. world business today starts now. good morning in cnn london. i m nina dos santos. and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. the top stories this friday, october the 21st. after gadhafi, the rebuilding of a nation, libya s new leaders looking to tapping billions of dollars worth of frozen assets. thailand s economy continues to take a battering as flooding hits more key industrial zones. and as we head into the final weekend of the rugby world cup, we ll take a look at how one dutch brewer is scoring his own success. moammar gadhafi is dead killed by a bullet fired by one of his own die-hard s
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